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GST Council meet: Taxation on insurance premium, rate rationalisation key hopes
Nirmala Sithraman,Union Finance Minister The meeting is going to...
Former NIA CMD G Srinivasan appointed as the first CEO of Galaxy Health Insurance
G Srinivasan,MD &CEO, Galaxy Health Insurance Company Earlier,...
Bimaplan and Niyo Bharat tie-up to make insurance accessible to contractual factory workers
Bimaplan, a Y Combinator-backed insurtech startup has recently announced a partnership with Niyo Bharat, to provide contractual factory workers with vital microinsurance protection plans. Bimaplan and Niyo Bharat’s partnership will provide financial inclusion to...
“Use & File’- ICICI Lombard revamps its product portfolio
Sanjeev Mantri,executive director, ICICI Lombard General Insurance ` The new offerings were propelled by the recent announcement of ‘Use and File’ framework from the IRDAI. Fuelled by regulatory reforms, we have accelerated our pace of developing and launching new...
World reaches ‘tragic milestone’ of one million COVID-19 deaths so far in 2022
In January, WHO and partners launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Delivery Partnership, focused mainly on the 34 countries that were at or below 10 per cent coverage. All but six are on the continent Today, only 10 countries still have less than 10 per cent coverage, most of...
Flexible work places can encourage more women to join labour force, Modi says
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Reiterating that the future needs flexible workplaces, a work-from-home ecosystem, and flexible work hours, the Prime Minister said,`` we can use systems like flexible workplaces as opportunities for women's labour force participation.''...
Indian insurance industry providing a higher return on equity than developed markets: IRDAI Chairman
Debasish Panda,chairman,IRDAI ``Indian insurance companies on an average have provided a return of 23 per cent while US insurance industry’s return has been at 13 per cent, a point to note for our American counterparts,’’ said Panda, while addressing a webinar...
Pandemic sets back Asia-Pacific’s poverty fight by 2 years – ADB
At least 20% of developing Asia's population were either extremely or moderately poor in 2021. This proportion could be halved by 2030 if governments focus on resilience, innovation, and inclusiveness to provide more balanced economic opportunities and greater social...
Govt making investments on six fronts to strengthen healthcare services: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi The first front is encouraging prevention healthcare. The second one is opening small and modern hospitals. The third front is opening big institutes of medical colleges and research. The fourth front is increasing the number of...
General insurers can pay commissions to intermediaries upto 20% of their gross premium: IRDAI
After setting stiff premium targets for the insurers, the IRDAI in its ``Exposure draft- Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Payment of Commission or Remuneration or Reward to Insurance Agents and Insurance Intermediaries) Regulations, 2022'' has...
Second-hand smoking tenth biggest risk factor for cancer: Lancet study
The study found that smoking, alcohol use, and high body mass index (BMI), were the top three risk factors for cancer. These were followed by unsafe sex, high fasting blood glucose, particle air pollution, asbestos exposure, diets low in whole grains and milk, and...
Monkeypox virus can linger on common household items, shows US govt study
More than 90 per cent of monkeypox cases in the US were associated with recent male-to-male sexual contact, according to a different CDC study People visiting the home of someone with monkeypox should still protect themselves “by wearing a well-fitting mask, avoiding...